Alan D Harris writes his stories and poetry based primarily upon the historical fictions of family and loved ones.  Most recently he has published in the 2011 summer edition of Candidum, Australia’s 2011 Chimaera, UK’s August 2011 Welcometowherever and the September 2011 edition of Healthy Artists.  Harris has received the 2011 Stephen H Tudor Scholarship in Creative Writing from Wayne State University.

Memory Stick 

I carry a memory stick

on a string

around my neck

My stick archives

1000 images

1,000,000 words

My stick helps me

remember who I am

who you are

My stick helps me

remember the first time

my child walked, talked

the last time

my grandpa laughed, cried

If I misplace my stick

I may forget

your name, my own

So archive my picture

on your stick

Mention the last time

you saw me laugh, cry

Carry me with you

until you forget

my name, your own

before your life

is but a frozen archive

on someone else’s

memory stick

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